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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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